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1. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with external apparatuses, the information processing apparatus comprising: a device recognition unit configured to recognize a connection of a device to a network; a retrieval unit configured to retrieve a first driver, which corresponds to the device, on the information processing apparatus when the connection of the device to the network is recognized, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not information to acquire a second driver which has more function than the first driver is included in the first driver; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire the second driver from the external apparatuses when it is determined that the information is included in the first driver.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the second driver has not been installed on the information processing apparatus, the second driver is installed on the information processing apparatus.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a selecting unit configured to select, when an application to be installed is selected, a function required by the application, wherein the acquiring unit acquires the second driver which has the selected function.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the acquiring unit acquires the second driver in accordance with a predetermined priority for driver installation, when a plurality of second drivers having the selected function are retrieved.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information included in the first driver is additional instruction commands and is included in a setting file of the first driver.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein another installer is acquired for acquiring the second driver.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first driver is preinstalled in an operating system.
8. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with external apparatuses, the method comprising: recognizing, in a device recognition step, a connection of a device to a network; retrieving, in a retrieval step, a first driver, which corresponds to the device, on the information processing apparatus when the connection of the device to the network is recognized, determining, in a determination step, whether or not information to acquire a second driver which has more function than the first driver is included in the first driver; and acquiring, in an acquiring step, the second driver from the external apparatuses when it is determined that the information is included in the first driver.
9. A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with external apparatuses, wherein the program causes the computer to execute: recognizing, in a device recognition processing, a connection of a device to a network; retrieving, in a retrieval processing, a first driver, which corresponds to the device, on the information processing apparatus when the connection of the device to the network is recognized, determining, in a determination processing, whether or not information to acquire a second driver which has more function than the first driver is included in the first driver; and acquiring, in an acquiring processing, the second driver from the external apparatuses when it is determined that the information is included in the first driver.
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July 14, 2015
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